Birding in Canada with Grandma

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Birding in Canada is more than a Hobby

Canada's national bird is the Common Loon. (see pic to left) 

 

Birding in Canada is much more than a hobby. 

 

Canada's Important Bird Areas Birding program is a science-based initiative to identify, conserve and monitor a network of sites that provide essential habitat for Canada's bird populations. .

 

The Canadian IBA On-Line Directory provides summary information for each of Canada's 597 Important Bird Areas. The directory can be queried to identify bird populations, habitat types, landuse activities, and the conservation status of Important Bird Areas across Canada.

 

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Common Loon on Nest, Quebec, Canada 

Canada's national bird is the Common Loon.

MP3 - Loon Song 

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The ultimate CD for birders - NEW version released July 2007 

Bird Of Canada V3.9 Windows

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Version 3.9 was released on July 31, 2007. Thayer Birding Software and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology have joined forces to create the ultimate CD for birders. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Birds of Canada v3.9 features all 641 birds ever seen in Canada. This incredible CD includes over 1000 color photos and songs for over 600 species. 90 video clips are also included. This CD can help you identify unfamiliar birds.

 

I urge everyone, disabled or able bodied to visit the DBA website and join up (for free) and help make birding truly accessible to all wherever possible.
Disabled Birders Association
The Disabled Birders Association is a relatively young organization seeking to improve access for people with disabilities to reserves, facilities and services for birding. We have members across the world but the majority live in the UK. There is a separate chapter in the USA.

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List of Provincial Birds 

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Canadian Provincial Birds
ALBERTA - Great Horned Owl
BRITISH COLUMBIA - (2 birds claim this honour) Stellar's Jay and Varied Thrush
MANITOBA - Great Gray Owl
NEW BRUNSWICK - Black-capped Chickadee
NEWFOUNDLAND - Atlantic Puffin
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - Gyrfalcon
NOVA SCOTIA - Osprey
NUNAVUT - None designated
ONTARIO - Common Loon
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND - Blue Jay
QUEBEC - Snowy Owl
SASKATCHEWAN - Sharp-tailed Grouse
YUKON - Common Raven

Birds of British Columbia - New version 3.9 released July 31, 2007. 

Thayer Birding Software TBS1887148728 Birds of British Columbia

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BC and Alberta birds 

Birds of the Raincoast: Habits and Habitat by Harvey Thommasen

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Great Horned Owl 

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Varied Thrush 

The Varied Thrush (Zoothera naevia or Ixoreus naevius) is a member of the thrush family Turdidae.

It breeds in western North America from Alaska to northern California. It is migratory, with northern...

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Saskatchewan and Manitoba Bird Guide Books 

Saskatchewan Birds

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Snowy Owl 

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Ontario and Quebec Bird Guides 

Common Birds of Ontario by J. Duane Sept

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NB, NS and PEI Bird Guide Books 

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Newfoundland and Labrador 

Adventure Guide to the Canada's Atlantic Provinces: New Brunswick, NOva Scotia, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Ilesde la Madeleine, Labrador (Adventure ... Guide to Canada's Atlantic Provinces) by Barbara Radcliffe Rogers

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Atlantic Puffin 

The largest puffin colony in the western Atlantic (estimated at more than 260,000 pairs) can be found at the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, south of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

The Atlantic Puffin (''''') is a seabird species in the auk family. It is a pelagic bird that feeds primarily by diving for fish, but also eats other sea creatures, such as squid and crustaceans. Its most obvious characteristic is its brightly coloured beak during the breeding seasons. Also known as the Common Puffin, it is the only puffin species which is found in the Atlantic Ocean. The curious appearance of the bird, with its colourful huge bill and its striking piebald plumage, has given rise to nicknames such as "clown of the ocean" and "sea parrot"'.

Yukon, NWT and Nunavut 

Robert Bateman paintings 

Beautiful paintings by Canadian wildlife artist - Robert Bateman

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Gifts for the Birder 

Nonpasserines, Introduction, Loons Through Waterfowl (The Birds of British Columbia , Vol 1) by R. Wayne Campbell

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Birds of Canada ---Great Bird Guides 

The Art of Robert Bateman

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A Bird-Finding Guide to Canada

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Formac Pocketguide to Prince Edward Island Birds: 130 Inland and Shore Birds

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Audubon's Wilderness Palette: The Birds of Canada

A spectacular art book featuring images from the Metro Toronto Reference Library's collection of John James Audubon's Birds of Canada."

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Black-and-white Warbler 

The Black-and-white Warbler, Mniotilta varia, is a small New World warbler. It breeds in northern and eastern North America from southern Canada to Florida.

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This species is migratory, wintering in Florida, Central America and the West Indies down to Peru. This species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe, mainly to Ireland and Great Britain.

This species is 13 cm long and weighs 11 g. The summer male Black-and-white Warbler is boldly streaked in black and white, and the bird has been described as a flying humbug. There are two white wing bars. Female and juvenile plumages are similar, but duller and less streaked.

The breeding habitat is broadleaved or mixed woodland, preferably in wetter areas. Black-and-white Warblers nest on the ground, laying 4-5 eggs in a cup nest.

These birds feed on insects and spiders, and unlike other warblers, Black-and-white Warblers forage like a nuthatch, moving up and down tree trunks and along branches. The song is a high see wee-see wee-see wee-see wee-see wee-see, and the call is a hard tick.

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MP3 Bird Song - American Goldfinch 

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Canadian Bird Link 

Bird Song Recordings
Are you an avid birder looking for birdsong recordings?
Information on CDs and a few samples.
Bird Studies Canada
Dedicated to the study and conservation of wild birds in Canada and elsewhere. Details on all BSC programs including the Canadian Migration Monitoring Network, Project FeederWatch, the Important Bird Areas Program, Long Point Bird Observatory, Canadian Lakes Loon Survey, Marsh Monitoring Program, Latin American Training Program, and Baillie Birdathon. French and English.
Birding in Canada
Rare bird reports, birder contacts, checklists, books, provincial birds, message board, and links.
Important Bird Areas of Canada
Project to identify a network of critical sites to conserve the natural diversity and populations of Canadian bird species.
Canadian Bird Checklist Program
Interactive forms to report bird observations from all over Canada.
Species at Risk
Conservation, recovery efforts, news, and biology of the species listed by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife In Canada.
Avian Life History Information Database
Detailed species accounts for 430 Canadian breeding bird species.
Society of Canadian Ornithologists
General information.
Western Canadian Migratory Bird Sanctuaries
Descriptions of the sanctuaries in Nunavut, NWT, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Includes maps and bird lists.
Migratory Birds Conservation
Programs to conserve birds from the Wildlife Conservation Branch of the Canadian Wildlife Service.
Birds - A Virtual Exhibition
Links to five virtual bird exhibitions at different museums in Canada.

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Great Bird DVDs  

The Life of Birds

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Feathered Friends

Feathered Friends From soaring eagles to tiny hummingbirds growing up in a nest we humans have marvelled at the design and beauty of these feathered creatures. Filmmaker Leon Lorenz has captured rare and exciting footage of birds and you are invited to ex

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A pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) of Tibet and western China that has a long tail and brilliantly colored plumage.

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Peregrine Falcons in Canada 

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MP3 - Black capped Chickadee 

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A Black-Capped Chickadee

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